By Jonathan Ugbal The Governor-elect of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has visited a former Director General of Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS, Mr. Ita Ekpenyong at his private residence in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The meeting happened on Friday, CrossRiverWatch gathered. It is unclear what the duo discussed at the private meeting.
By Patrick Obia The governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) in Cross River State, Patrick Solomon has congratulated the governor-elect of the State, Sen. Bassey Otu on his emergence. In a statement jointly signed with his deputy, Mathias Amgbah, he also thanked Cross Riverian who supported their aspirations and served as a source
By Patrick Obia Controversy is currently trailing the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Cross River State chapter as the religious organization dabbles into politics to choose its preferred governorship candidate in the March 11th polls in the State. The Cross River chapter of PFN on Monday 6 March 2023 in a press statement signed by
By Ogar Monday The All Progressive Congress, APC, in Cross River has stated that it intends to challenge the results of the polls in the Northern Senatorial District in the State. The State APC Chairman, Barrister Alphonsus Eba stated this during the week, insisting that they were irregularities observed during the the Cross River Northern
By Bode Gbadebo, Leadership Newspaper INEC chairman and Chief Returning Officer for the Federation, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the declaration at the National Collation Centre (NCC) in Abuja in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. He said Tinubu of the APC, for scoring the majority of valid votes cast and having satisfied the requirements of
By Our Reporters The member who represented Calabar South, Bakassi, and Akpabuyo in the House of Representatives and seeking re-election under the PDP in the ongoing general election, Hon. Essien Ayi was arrested by the Police earlier today. The Cross River State Command Public Relations Officer, Irene Ugbo confirmed the arrest to our newsroom. She
By Our Reporters Voting is still ongoing across the 18 LGAs of the State. See results compiled by our reporters. We will be updating this report within intervals. Yakurr Biko-Biko, Court Premises result (Abi/Yakurr House of Reps) APC-75 LP- 75 PDP- 9 Obanjom memorial primary school, Ijiman, Ugep, 012 President Invalid-9 APC-24 ADC-1 LP- 54 PDP-18
I have consistently argued that Nigeria’s stunted development is not entirely the fault of criminal politicians. The electorates have been their major accomplices: they condone and reinforce the spectacular failures of these men and women, and even idolize them in the face of their misrule and misappropriation of public funds. This leaves us in a